CenLamar | Est. 2006

Four days ago, Gov. Bobby Jindal publicly excoriated Hillary Clinton on Twitter, accusing her of concealing her e-mails from the American public and implying that she had compromised national security by utilizing an e-mail server maintained from her home. “While the American people will never see all of Hillary’s e-mails,” he tweeted, “it is likely the Russians and the Chinese already have them.”  Although Secretary Clinton’s exclusive use of a private e-mail server is regrettable and, to some, even inexcusable, she has already turned over thousands and thousands of e-mails and has committed to releasing a total of least 55,000 in…

Yesterday, I did something I thought I’d never do, not in a million years: I donated to Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign. Timmy Teepell, Jindal’s campaign manager and the subject of an exclusive report I wrote for Salon, suckered me in. “The liberal media that developed this week,” he wrote in an e-mail blast to supporters, “was disgusting: Apparently Bobby isn’t brown enough for them. Well, this will make the left even more upset. We are now selling the first limited edition t-shirt of the campaign, and I want you to know about it.” This is the t-shirt, which I found irresistible: Jindal debuted the…

No, this is not what Bobby Jindal will be saying later today as he formally announces his candidacy for the presidency, but if I were on his team, this is the draft I’d submit for his edits and approval. Thank you, thank you, thank y’all so much. It is an enormous honor and privilege to speak here on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, in a district I once proudly served in Congress during the most challenging time in our state’s modern history. I’ll always cherish the time I served as your Congressman and the incredible work that we were able to…